Past Shows

Monaye Love

Monaye Love hails from St. Paul, Minnesota. She started singing at age 8 and writing at age 11. Her musical influences range from the expected – Stevie Wonder, Jessie Johnson, The Time, Prince, Mazarati and Rachelle Ferrell – to the unexpected – The Andrew Sisters who were also Minnesota natives from the 1930s. Running out of the gate at full speed at 8 years old, Monaye sang the National Anthem at Alan Page’s (former Minnesota Viking) swearing in to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1993. From then on, Monaye made it her mission to take advantage of every opportunity afforded to her in school. In junior high, she participated in singing contests, joined her school choir and band, continuously learned to play new instruments and learned a valuable lesson: instead of comparing herself to others, she focused on honing her own skills, finding her uniqueness. As her band teacher told her one day, “you were born for music.”

Monaye’s debut single, “Finally Home,” was borne from the experience of her husband, Eric, returning home from Iraq where he served in the Air National Guard. Through a series of connections, “Finally Home” caught the attention of the Obama administration, as well as, various armed forces and veteran’s oganizations who have offered their full support. She has gone on to perform “Finally Home” for Tune It Up for the Troops, Bands for the Brave, Wounded Warriors Project and a number of VFW Posts, Monaye’s 2nd single release, “In the Club Place”, shows a completely different side of Monaye. This is a Club/Dance tune and is getting rave reviews!!